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A review by caithh
Ravenous by R.G. Alexander
2.0
I have to be honest... I didn't like this one. Like, pretty much at all.
I did not like getting to know Jen, she's good as a side character only.
I liked Trick more than I thought I would, but still not very much.
And Declan... I liked him and I didn't.
I'm into menages, and I'm right there with Jen on seeing two men together.... but I just didn't feel the chemistry between them at all. For me, it felt like the book focused on all the reasons why they shouldn't be together. They slept together, and then there was drama, and then it was fine and then it was over. Like there was no relationship building, at all which seems to be the case in some of these books.
I couldn't get into the smut at all, because Declan was waaay too kinky for me, Jen too. Tbh. I was turned off the whole time, tbh. I think I only like MMM menages. Everything for me has compared to Ella Frank's Confessions: Robbie, Julien, Priest, etc... mmm perfect menage books.
Honestly, you can skip this one. Literally, nothing happens, at all.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x2) - Jen - 2 Trick - 2 Declan - 3
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 5
c. Plot (1-5) -1
d. Writing * (1-5) - 5
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) - none-light
f. HEA or HFN? HFN, no epilogue -
Overall Basics Score - 18/25
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — R
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - B
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 1
Overall Sexy Time Score - 9/15
Cait’s Score for Ravenous : 27/40, 68%
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD OR CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU LOVELY READERS.
*Writing is referring to how well the author writes. I mean no offense to the author by mentioning it, but it makes or breaks a book for me 100%.
1 = I couldn’t even get through the first five pages.
2 = Made it to 20-30% before it hurt too bad.
3 = Mostly finished or skipped to the end to finish because it's tolerable, but wasn’t my favorite.
4 = Really good writing, character development, etc., couple things were weird but overlooked cause it was good enough.
5 = Perfect everything, obviously.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. It doesn’t have to mean the actual act of intercourse. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well, and would have to include A LOT of sex for me to consider it X.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.
*****The highest possible score is 25 for basics, 15 for sexy time, and 40 overall! e & f in basics do no get scored.
I did not like getting to know Jen, she's good as a side character only.
I liked Trick more than I thought I would, but still not very much.
And Declan... I liked him and I didn't.
I'm into menages, and I'm right there with Jen on seeing two men together.... but I just didn't feel the chemistry between them at all. For me, it felt like the book focused on all the reasons why they shouldn't be together. They slept together, and then there was drama, and then it was fine and then it was over. Like there was no relationship building, at all which seems to be the case in some of these books.
I couldn't get into the smut at all, because Declan was waaay too kinky for me, Jen too. Tbh. I was turned off the whole time, tbh. I think I only like MMM menages. Everything for me has compared to Ella Frank's Confessions: Robbie, Julien, Priest, etc... mmm perfect menage books.
Honestly, you can skip this one. Literally, nothing happens, at all.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x2) - Jen - 2 Trick - 2 Declan - 3
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 5
c. Plot (1-5) -1
d. Writing * (1-5) - 5
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) -
f. HEA or HFN?
Overall Basics Score - 18/25
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — R
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - B
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 1
Overall Sexy Time Score - 9/15
Cait’s Score for Ravenous : 27/40, 68%
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD OR CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU LOVELY READERS.
*Writing is referring to how well the author writes. I mean no offense to the author by mentioning it, but it makes or breaks a book for me 100%.
1 = I couldn’t even get through the first five pages.
2 = Made it to 20-30% before it hurt too bad.
3 = Mostly finished or skipped to the end to finish because it's tolerable, but wasn’t my favorite.
4 = Really good writing, character development, etc., couple things were weird but overlooked cause it was good enough.
5 = Perfect everything, obviously.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. It doesn’t have to mean the actual act of intercourse. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well, and would have to include A LOT of sex for me to consider it X.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.
*****The highest possible score is 25 for basics, 15 for sexy time, and 40 overall! e & f in basics do no get scored.